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To use services please select the icons at the bottom of the home page.

You can now order your repeat prescriptions via the icon at the bottom of the home page as well as the usual ways of ordering.

If you would like to view elements of your medical record from 1st April onwards, the Assistant Practice Manager can activate this for you. This can only be done by specific request from the patient only. Please contact the surgery to have this service enabled.

2016/2017 Patient Survey

We will be running an ongoing Patient Survey and welcome your participation. All feedback will be collated and reviewed by our PRG at the end of the year, with results published on our site under the Survey link in the right hand menu.

Please take part and let us know how you rate our services.

The survey can be found at the bottom of our website.

Patient Representation Group

We have a group of patient representatives who are part of our virtual patient group. We contact them regularly to hear their views, comments and suggestions on our services as representatives of our patients.

Clinics & Services

In addition to general medical consultations we are pleased to be able to provide specialist clinics and services covering the following areas:

Asthma

Blood pressure

Blood tests

Cervical screening

Child health surveillance

Childhood immunisations (see additional tab for further information)

COPD

Coronary heart disease

Counselling

Diabetes - clinics held monthly.

ECG's

Family planning - See relevant section.

Maternity services - antenatal clinic held on Mondays at 13:00 with the community midwife.

Minor surgery

Smoking cessation

Vaccinations and immunisations - including travel (appropriate advice will be given)

Family Planning Clinics

Dr Flowerdew provides a family planning services which include coil and implant fitting and removal.

If you would like to discuss family planning matter please contact the practice and make a 20-minute initial appointment with Dr Flowerdew. You may be advised to re-attend for a further appointment for the appropriate treatment or follow-up.

Contraception is free for most people in the UK. With 15 methods to choose from, you'll find one that suits you.

Contraceptive methods allow you to choose when and if you want to have a baby, but they don’t protect you from sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Condoms help to protect against STIs and pregnancy, so whatever other method ofcontraception you're using to prevent pregnancy, use condoms as well to protectyour and your partner’s health.

Where to get it

Contraceptive services are free and confidential, including to peopleunder 16 as long as they are mature enough to understand the information and decisionsinvolved. There are strict guidelines to for care professionals who work withpeople under 16.

Many of these places also offer information, testing and treatment for STIs. If you've been exposed to the risk of pregnancy, you're also at risk of catching an STI.

Before you make an appointment, make sure you’re as informed as possible about the contraceptive options available. People’s choice of contraception may vary over time, depending on their lifestyle and circumstances.

Contraception and menopause

Women who have sex with men and don't want to get pregnant need to keep on using contraception until they haven't had a period for more than 12 months(menopause).

This is because periods can become irregular before they stop entirely,and pregnancy can still occur during this time. Find out more about menopause.

The methods of contraception

There are lots of methods to choose from, so don't be put off if the first thing you use isn't quite right for you; you can try another. You can read about each of the different methods of contraception by visiting these pages:

To find your nearest contraception clinic you can use the NHS Choices service search.Enter your postcode, click 'search', then click 'contraception'.

You can also look in the phone book under 'sexual health', or use the fpa clinic finder.

You can find out more about each type of contraception by contacting:

· fpa on 0845 122 8690.

· Brook Advisory Service (for under-25s) on 0808 802 1234.

In addition to your chosen method of contraception,you need to use condoms to prevent STIs. Always buy condoms that have the CEmark on the packet. This means that they've been tested to the high Europeansafety standards. Condoms that don't have the CE mark won't meet these standards, so don't use them.

Travel Vaccinations

BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF HEP A & HEP B VACCINES. WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THESE FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES.

PLEASE COMPLETE A SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH PERSON TRAVELLING.

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required. Please contact the surgery 7 to 10 days following the submission of a completed travel questionnaire to arrange an appointment with the Practice Nurse.

It is important to complete and return the travel questionnaire as soon as possible to enable the first appointment with the practice nurse to be booked to go through all information required. The practice can offer travel vaccinations up to, but no later than 8 weeks before you travel. The vaccines required have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine which must also be taken into consideration. Patients will need to contact the alternative travel clinics in the area to arrange the required vaccinations.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Please ensure you complete a separate Travel Health Questionnaire for each person travelling. This includes for children of any age.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse. A separate travel questionnaire MUST be completed in full for each person travelling. This also applies to any children.

Please contact the practice 7 to 10 days after submitting a fully completed travel questionnaire. A member of the practice team will inform you of which, if any vaccinations you require to travel and book an appointment with the nurse if it is required. If you have any questions in relation to this procedure, please contact the practice.

One of the most important things that a parent can do for their child is to make sure that they have all their routine childhood vaccinations. It's the most effective way of keeping them protected against infectious diseases.

Ideally, kids should have their jabs at the right age to protect them as early as possible and minimise the risk of infection.

Vaccination Checklist

Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideallyhave them.

2 months:

·Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio and Haemophilusinfluenzae type b (Hib, a bacterial infection that can cause severe pneumoniaor meningitis in young children) given as a 5-in-1 single jab known asDTaP/IPV/Hib

·Pneumococcal infection

● Rotavirus

3 months:

·5-in-1, second dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)

·Meningitis C

● Rotavirus

4 months:

·5-in-1, third dose (DTaP/IPV/Hib)

·Pneumococcal infection, second dose

·Meningitis C, second dose

Between 12 and 13 months:

·Meningitis C, third dose

·Hib, fourth dose (Hib/MenC given as a single jab)

·MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), given as a single jab

·Pneumococcal infection, third dose

3 years and 4 months, or soon after:

·MMR second jab

·Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio (DtaP/IPV), given as a 4-in-1pre-school booster

Around 12-13 years:

·Cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine,

(girls only): three jabs given within six months

Around 13-14 years:

Menigitis C

Around 13-18 years:

·Diphtheria, tetanus and polio booster (Td/IPV),

65 and over:

·Flu (every year)

Pneumococcal

Vaccines For Risk Groups

People who fall into certain risk groups may be offered extra vaccines.These include vaccinations against diseases such as hepatitis B, tuberculosis(TB), seasonal flu and chickenpox. See the NHS Choices pages on vaccines for adults tofind out whether you should have one.